Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-02
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Meeting of the City Democratic Gem
mittee-Other News Items.

mittee-Other News Items.
The Manchester City Democratic Com
mittee met last night at 8 o'clock in the
Mayors Court room, with Chairman
Maurice presiding. Mr.. Frank Fitz-
gerald acted as secretary. The attend
ance was quite large. A number OF
members OF the committees of fifty from
each ward were present, as were Mr..
George L. Robertson, of Chester, candi-
date for the Senate, and Mr.. b. NJ.
Robertson, of Manchester, candidate for
the House.
Mr., George Robertson, being invited
so to do, addressed the committee, giving
an account of the organization in the
county of Chesterfield. He had can
vassed there, as well as in Powhatan and
Goochland, and stated as a result OF his
observation about how the vote would
stand at each precinct in the county.
!, Altogether he was satisfied that Chester
field would in this election, as in those
of the past, give n Democratic majority
to meet the Republican majority in
Goochland and Powhatan, and Manches-
ter is looked to for the majority by
which the ticket will be elected.
ENCOURAGING.
Mr.. Robertson referred to the organi-
zation of the Colored Mems Independent
Club at Midlothian reported in this pa
per yesterday as a good omen. What
he had to say was altogether of very
encouraging character.
Captain Harrison and Mr.. Fitzgerald
also made remarks OF an encouraging
character in connection with the outlook
in various parts of the district
Mr.. Maurice said he was certain if the
right work was done that the ticket
would be elected by at least 800 majori-
ty.
There was some talk of having q mass
meeting and public speaking in the First
Ward, but no definite action was taken.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
After the City Committee adjourned
the committee of fifty from each ward
met with Mr.. A. G.. Atkisson in the
chair and d. j. Weisiger as secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Weisiger, the fol-
lowing committee was appointed on
fnance-three members from each
ward A. G. Jones, John Cordle, Henry
Fitzgerald, j. W. Bronaugh, Jr., John
Z. Moody, A. c. Harding, J. j. Blan-
ton, +. G. d. Farmer, James +. Brad
ley, ID. l.. Pulliam, and Julian Smell
lings.
The same gentlemen were appointed
as an executive committee.
Messrs. John Turner and ". G.. Stan
ard offered to make copy OF the regis
tration. books FREQ of charge, and q vote
OF thanks was rendered them. They
will commence work to-day.
SMALL FIRE.
What came near being a serious fire
occurred yesterday soon after noon at
the residence Of Mr.. Arthur G.. Evans,
on Ninth street between Bainbridge and
Hull. The fire caught from a register
and a hole was burned through the
parlor floor By the use of buckets of
water the flames were extinguished
without any alarm being turned in.
During the month of October the
clerk OF the musings court admitted 70
record fOrty-four deeds and issued seven
marriage licenses-four to white and
three to colorod couples.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Rev. DR.. A. E. Dickinson will preach
at the Bainbridge-Street Baptist church
tonight at 7:4j o'clock.
Rev. William II. Christian is expected
to return to-day from New Kent county,
where he went to hold a district con-
ference for Presiding.Elder J. Powell
Garland.
Mr. George II. Jewett, Of Midlothian,
was in the city yesterday.
The winter cars, which arc quite at
tractive in appearance, having been re-
Gently repainted, were put on the Man
chester street-car line yesterday.
DR.. T. J. Dorsett was called to Ches-
terfeld yesterday morning to attend Mr..
thomas Clayton, well-known citizen
Of that county, who is lying dangerously
i'll at his home near Chester.